And this article, which ironically came out after my last comment, agrees: http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2012/08/calorie_restriction_and_longevity_monkey_study_shows_hunger_doesn_t_increase_longevity_but_type_of_food_does_.html

The CR studies on primates I've seen used unnatural diet. It's not unreasonable the CR primates live longer in such studies since you're comparing the effects of eating lots of crap with eating less crap.

Whoa, Eugenia, excellent link! Now this is why I bother with PaleoHacks. Great info; thanks!
I have an auto-immune response to casein A1 for sure, but I've been scared to try casein A2, just because my body's response to A1 is so very terrible. You are getting me to reconsider.

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Whoa, Eugenia, excellent link! Now this is why I bother with PaleoHacks. Great info; thanks!
I have an auto-immune response to casein A1 for sure, but I've been scared to try casein A2, just because my body's response to A1 is so very terrible. You are getting me to reconsider.

The CR studies on primates I've seen used unnatural diet. It's not unreasonable the CR primates live longer in such studies since you're comparing the effects of eating lots of crap with eating less crap.

And this article, which ironically came out after my last comment, agrees: http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2012/08/calorie_restriction_and_longevity_monkey_study_shows_hunger_doesn_t_increase_longevity_but_type_of_food_does_.html